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General Operation
Procedural Notes
The default user ID and password for the Administrator is “Admin” and “admin”, respectively. Passwords
should be changed and managed in accordance with your organization’s procedures. A temporary (valid for 24
hours) Administrator-level password can be obtained by contacting Quidel Technical Support and supplying
the instrument serial number, located on bottom of instrument.
Solana has a touchscreen display. Touch an icon to select the desired action. To type information, touch the
entry field to activate the touchscreen keypad and touch the keys on the screen.
◼ Touch the green checkmark button to confirm/save changes, selections, or actions on most
screens.
◼ Touch the red stop button to exit menus, cancel changes, selections, or processing on most
screens.
◼ Touch the blue stop button to delete selections, field information, Method Files, and test runs.
◼ Touch the Home button to go to the Main Menu.
◼ Buttons that are grayed out represent actions that are not available. For example, the network button
is grayed out because Solana is not connected to the network.
◼ Solana goes to sleep after 20 minutes of inactivity while in Sleep Mode and completely shuts down after 2
hours. Press the power button to activate Solana.
◼ If Sleep Mode has been turned Off, Solana will always remain on and active.